Category: Blog Posts

A European Octoberfest adventure

The first port of call for my European holiday is wonderful Germany, and the flight from Sydney arrived smack bang in the middle of the world famous Oktoberfest. I touched down in the commercial hub of Frankfurt, and then boarded a Deutsche Bahn down to … …

A fond farewell to the Americas

The change of seasons is dramatic in North America, constant reader. Spring is upon us and there is a tangible bounce in the step of the locals, who must feel like bears emerging from hibernation in spite of the substantial snow covering still on the … …

Happy 400th birthday Quebec

I feel privileged to be posting this journal from Canada, dear reader, while enjoying my first visit to this wonderful country. While on the road Canadians have always held a special place in my heart, and they share with Australians a spirit of fun and … …

Crazy days in Mexico

The passengers were ushered through immigration in Cancun like VIP´s after we arrived back from Havana. The return flight was fun as I bumped into an Aussie guy from a hostel in Guatemala, and we had an animated debrief of our respective travel experiences in … …

A tale of Rum, rip offs, sex, and salsa

The flight from Cancun to Havana took one hour, but experiencing Cuba in 2006 is like flying into another world. It feels like you’re entering a museum amidst a visual explosion of once in a lifetime travel sights and experiences. Where else, for example, can … …

Beach anyone?

The country is the home of tequila slammers, the sombrero, guitar playing singers to serenade us, tacos and burritos, and of course corona beers with a slice of lime. Where else but fabulous Mexico, and it’s wonderful to be back here after an absence of … …

Care for a self check in hostel?

Guess who’s back on the caribbean coast again, dear reader, with the rasta cats feeling bless-ed man? Yes that’s right, it’s your intrepid travel journalist happy to post this entry from Belize. Within a minute of arriving at the bus terminal in Belize City I … …

A colonial gem, a sublime lake and Mayan wonders

My time visiting the beautiful country of Guatemala has been an undeniably positive and memorable experience. I hand wrote the draft for this journal from atop a monument in the majestic grand plaza of the Tikal Mayan ruins, and it’s a glorious location to provide … …

Guns and Money

El Salvador is the next country on the itinerary for my friends and I while travelling through Central America. We are all pressed for time due to various reasons and need to get a wriggle on, so we hoofed it to the bus terminal at … …